By Barbara Yaffe Condominium units have long been viewed as the poor cousins of single-family houses in Vancouver’s real estate market. But 2016 could well be the Year of the Condo. Realtor Patrick Weeks foresees only moderate growth this year in Vancouver’s detached housing sector. But he sees the sale of “certain segments of condos going up substantially, as (single-family...[ read more ]
Gawk with us that grand penthouse suites at Modello in Burnaby Modello‘s Grand Estates Collection is 12 luxury penthouses spanning the top four floors of the Burnaby high-rise. Inside, each home boasts 48-inch side-by-side Sub-Zero fridge and freezers, Master Chef Miele premium appliance package, spa-inspired bathrooms with heated marble floors, 10-foot ceilings, heated covered terraces and unbeatable Metro Vancouver views....[ read more ]
Metro Vancouver ranks second behind Toronto for foreign buyers By Bruce Constantineau, Vancouver Sun Foreign residents own nearly six per cent of downtown Vancouver condominiums and 2.3 per cent of condos in the Metro Vancouver region, according to a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. survey. The survey — part of CMHC’s fall rental market report — found that 5.8 per...[ read more ]
The adage of real estate being about "location, location, location" may need to be revised, if a survey from Century 21 is to believed. The company found a home's layout to be more important than location, with 27 per cent of respondents citing that as the primary consideration when selecting a home, ahead of 26 per cent for the desirability...[ read more ]
Bullish outlook: Don’t expect housing market to cool any time soon By Barbara Yaffe Source: The Vancouver Sun Foreign money and a robust provincial economy will preclude any cooling of Vancouver’s red-hot property market next year, according to a major real estate study being released Wednesday. Office space is the one real-estate category where an oversupply is forecast in the...[ read more ]
By Michael Bernard, Special to The Sun Sunil Sunha knew when he first purchased a suite in a James Schouw-designed project in 2007 that he would be a lucky man to reside in Schouw’s “habitable art” building, Artemisia, in the city’s central district. Schouw had established his reputation as someone who fussed over the smallest of details three years before...[ read more ]
By Gillian Shaw Knock on any condo door in Metro Vancouver and you’re liable to hear of horror stories, hurt feelings and other fiascos. At best, you’ll find residents living in virtual isolation, often not even knowing their next-door neighbours. These stories about “condo hell” prompted Joseph Nakhla to launch Bazinga!, a service that’s bringing social networking to apartment living,...[ read more ]
Architects can face their share of obstacles in getting building designs approved by city hall, so it’s a pleasant surprise when they can take advantage of a design opportunity created by city planners. Such was the case for award-winning architect Chris Dikeakos with his Modello highrise residences in Burnaby. Modello is a 37-storey building to be built at the...[ read more ]
